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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438351103321

Titolo

Fairness in access to higher education in a global perspective : reconciling excellence, efficiency, and justice / / edited by Heinz-Dieter Meyer ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rotterdam, : Sense Publishers, 2013

ISBN

94-6209-230-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Collana

Other Books

Altri autori (Persone)

MeyerHeinz-Dieter

Disciplina

370

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - Admission

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Fairness in higher education access-- normative and historical perspectives -- pt. II. Excellence, equity, effectiveness-- a comparative look at the policies of access -- pt. III. Resistance to managerialism : Chile and California -- pt. IV. Policy changes towards greater fairness.

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this volume is to help jump-start an urgently needed conversation about fairness and justice in access to higher education to counteract the ubiquitous mantras of neoliberal globalization and managerialism. The book seeks to carve out a strong moral and normative basis for opposing mainstream developments that engender increasing inequality and market-dependency in higher education. The book’s chapters consider how different national communities channel access to higher education, what their “implicit social contracts” are, and what outcomes are produced by different policies and methods. The book is essential reading for scholars of higher education and students concerned with increasing inequality in a globalizing educational marketplace.